Mariners call up Wilson, designate Langerhans for assignment

The Seattle Mariners selected 27-year-old outfielder Mike Wilson from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday, and designated left fielder Ryan Langerhans for assignment to make room for Wilson on the roster.

Seattle now has 10 days to trade, release or outright Langerhans’ contract. Wilson will join the team on Tuesday in Baltimore.

Wilson is hitting .381 with four home runs and 14 RBI in 16 games with Tacoma this season. He was Seattle’s second-round pick in the 2001 draft, and has spent his entire career in the Mariners’ minor league system.

Obviously, the decision to DFA Langerhans means Milton Bradley is still being given a chance, though the addition of Wilson to the roster surely means the Mariners will give Wilson every opportunity to compete with Bradley for the starting job in left field.

Bradley has been particularly erratic recently, botching simple plays in the outfield while watching his batting average plummet to .218. He’s also been ejected twice from games in the past 10 days.

But Langerhans simply didn’t hit enough to push Bradley for playing time. Langerhans batted just .173 in 19 games this season.